MS. D'Orville 176
Summary Catalogue no.: 17054
Contents
Hercules Furens, Thyestes, Phoenissae ['Thebais'], Hippolytus, Oedipus, Troades, Medea, Agamemnon, Octavia, Hercules Oetaeus
The first three texts have some notes and glosses
On fol. iii is a general preface to the plays (beg. 'Tria genera theologie')
Physical Description
History
Provenance and Acquisition
On fol. 1 is a coat of arms: tierce in fesse, azure gules and or, on the first three mullets argent
Jacques Phillippe D'Orville of Amsterdam (1690–1751).
Jean D'Orville, b. 1734, his son, by descent
Jean D'Orville, son of Jean, by descent
Sold to the Rev. John Cleaver Banks (1765/6–1845): purchased from him by the Bodleian.
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804.
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Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-01-05: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)